The mediating role of perfectionism in relation to narcissism and early trauma, family functioning and perceived parenting styles

Introduction: Elevated narcissism in young people often sets up a cascade of interpersonal and mental health challenges which needs to understand its concomitants. This study aimed to explain the structural model of narcissism based on early trauma, family function and perceived parenting styles wit...

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Main Authors: sahar kermanian, Fatemeh Golshani, Anita Baghdasarians, Farhad Jomhari
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Language:English
Published: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of Community Health Research
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Online Access:http://jhr.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-698-en.html
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Fatemeh Golshani
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description Introduction: Elevated narcissism in young people often sets up a cascade of interpersonal and mental health challenges which needs to understand its concomitants. This study aimed to explain the structural model of narcissism based on early trauma, family function and perceived parenting styles with the mediating role of perfectionism. Methods: This was an analytical cross-sectional study. The statistical population of the present study consisted of 20-45 year-old males and females referring to psychological clinics of Tehran in 2018-19. A sample of 350 people was also selected using convenience sampling method. Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI), the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), the McMaster family assessment device, and Perceptions of Parents Scale (POPS) were used to collect the data. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, including mean, standard deviation, skewness, and kurtosis using SPSS-22 software and structural equation modeling was used by Amos-24 doftware. The level of significant was (p<0.05). Results: Comparative Fit index (CFI) was 0.923, Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI), and Incremental Fit Index (IFI) was appropriate; since it exceeded 0.90. Also, the Root Mean Square Error Approximation (RMSEA) was 0.075 was in the acceptable range. Based on the path findings, the fitted model showed a positive impact of early life trauma on perfectionism (p<0.01, β= 0.12), the functioning of the family (p<0.01, β= 0.21), and the style of parenting (β= 0.29, p<0.01). Narcissism had a positive impact on family functioning (p<0.01, β = 0.40) directly from early life trauma (p <0.01, β = 0.18).   Conclusion: As the experience of trauma increases early in life, the likelihood of developing perfectionist tendencies increases. This indicates that the better the parenting style and the better the family functioning, the lower the level of perfectionism.
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spelling doaj.art-2fe2b671ea464c9bbc9e367ed5071c3f2022-12-21T23:34:13ZengShahid Sadoughi University of Medical SciencesJournal of Community Health Research2322-56882345-26092021-03-01102117127The mediating role of perfectionism in relation to narcissism and early trauma, family functioning and perceived parenting stylessahar kermanian0Fatemeh Golshani1Anita Baghdasarians2Farhad Jomhari3 1. Department of General Psychology. Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran 1. Department of General Psychology. Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran 1. Department of General Psychology. Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran 2. Department of Psychology, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran Introduction: Elevated narcissism in young people often sets up a cascade of interpersonal and mental health challenges which needs to understand its concomitants. This study aimed to explain the structural model of narcissism based on early trauma, family function and perceived parenting styles with the mediating role of perfectionism. Methods: This was an analytical cross-sectional study. The statistical population of the present study consisted of 20-45 year-old males and females referring to psychological clinics of Tehran in 2018-19. A sample of 350 people was also selected using convenience sampling method. Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI), the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), the McMaster family assessment device, and Perceptions of Parents Scale (POPS) were used to collect the data. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, including mean, standard deviation, skewness, and kurtosis using SPSS-22 software and structural equation modeling was used by Amos-24 doftware. The level of significant was (p<0.05). Results: Comparative Fit index (CFI) was 0.923, Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI), and Incremental Fit Index (IFI) was appropriate; since it exceeded 0.90. Also, the Root Mean Square Error Approximation (RMSEA) was 0.075 was in the acceptable range. Based on the path findings, the fitted model showed a positive impact of early life trauma on perfectionism (p<0.01, β= 0.12), the functioning of the family (p<0.01, β= 0.21), and the style of parenting (β= 0.29, p<0.01). Narcissism had a positive impact on family functioning (p<0.01, β = 0.40) directly from early life trauma (p <0.01, β = 0.18).   Conclusion: As the experience of trauma increases early in life, the likelihood of developing perfectionist tendencies increases. This indicates that the better the parenting style and the better the family functioning, the lower the level of perfectionism.http://jhr.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-698-en.htmlnarcissismtraumafamily functionperceived parenting stylesperfectionism
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Fatemeh Golshani
Anita Baghdasarians
Farhad Jomhari
The mediating role of perfectionism in relation to narcissism and early trauma, family functioning and perceived parenting styles
Journal of Community Health Research
narcissism
trauma
family function
perceived parenting styles
perfectionism
title The mediating role of perfectionism in relation to narcissism and early trauma, family functioning and perceived parenting styles
title_full The mediating role of perfectionism in relation to narcissism and early trauma, family functioning and perceived parenting styles
title_fullStr The mediating role of perfectionism in relation to narcissism and early trauma, family functioning and perceived parenting styles
title_full_unstemmed The mediating role of perfectionism in relation to narcissism and early trauma, family functioning and perceived parenting styles
title_short The mediating role of perfectionism in relation to narcissism and early trauma, family functioning and perceived parenting styles
title_sort mediating role of perfectionism in relation to narcissism and early trauma family functioning and perceived parenting styles
topic narcissism
trauma
family function
perceived parenting styles
perfectionism
url http://jhr.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-698-en.html
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